Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate." - Meaning and context.">
Security (p. 274)
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Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate.

— Germaine Greer

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate." in the context of "Security (p. 274)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Germaine Greer

About Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939) is an Australian author, academic, critic and journalist.